Stumbling Stone Korreweg 167A

This brass memorial plaque (Stolperstein or stumbling stone) commemorates:
*AUKE HENDRIK DIJKSTRA (born 1908, arrested and murdered 22 August 1944, Vucht)

Auke Hendrik Dijkstra was born on December 27, 1908, in Groningen. He was married to Martje Beukema, with whom he had two children. Before the war, he led a normal family life, but during the occupation he played a role in the resistance. Dijkstra was active in various resistance groups.

On June 2, 1944, he was arrested in his own home. From the detention center in Groningen, he was transferred to the notorious Amersfoort concentration camp, eventually ending up in Camp Vught.

On August 22, 1944, Auke Hendrik Dijkstra was executed by firing squad at the execution site near Camp Vught. He is listed on the Roll of Honor of the Fallen 1940-1945 and the national memorial at the execution place in Vught.

This Stolperstein lies here for a resistance fighter, murdered in World War II.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the sidewalk in front of a residence of (usually Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque is provided with the name of the victim, date of birth and the fate of these people. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Bert Deelman (1), Koos Winkelman (2)